F- 35 stealth fighters in tests from air carrier

Jointly- owned British F- 35 stealth fighter jets will be used to take off from the deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth during flight trials later this year, it has been confirmed.

Britain has 15 of the super sonic war plane sin the US being tested and trained ahead of the star t of their arrival in the UK at RAF Mar ham in Norfolk early next month.

With four arriving in the first crossing, a total of nine are expected to have touched down in Britain by the start.

A Ministry of Defence (Mo D) spokesman confirmed :“As the US’S biggest partner in the F -35 programme, we jointly own test jets, which are on track to fly off the deck of our new aircraft carrier later this year.

“We will continue to work with our American allies on these trials.”